LeS sAvY FaV-4:00 pm (EST)-KEXP

They'll Make A Lover Out of YOU
Where else would they be!? They RARELY do in studio performances, so tune in to catch them on Rachels' show while she is covering for Cheryl Waters. It will be good- they are just crazy crazy crazy live. HAPPY FRIDAY KIDDIES!
Les Savy Fav-Who Rocks The Party.mp3
Les Savy Fav-What Would Wolves Do.mp3
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The Dodos

Are Jaime's favorite new band, or at least one of the many. When Jaime gets excited about these things those around him tend to notice so I decided to do some homework this week. The Dodos were enjoyable straightaway. I definitely like the low level of production. The tacktile feeling of the drum sticks clicking in the background and the rough edges will be enjoyable for those who like their rock and roll with healthy doses of easy going melodies and cleverly calculated harmonies. On my favorite track, Men Logan Kroeber awards his listeners with a feverishly paced race on his kit and Meric Long snares you with cheeky lyrics that will leave you eagerly awaiting their upcoming engagement at the Mercury Lounge. Check out a complete list of tour dates below!
*********The Dodos Tour Dates*********
~~~~~~FEB~~~~~~~
15-The Blank Club/San Jose,CA
28-Cafe Du Nord/Noise Pop/San Francisco,CA
~~~~~~MARCH~~~~~~~
7-USC/Los Angeles,CA
8-The Smell/Los Angeles,CA w/The OhSees
9-Bar Pink Elephant/San Diego,CA w/The OhSees
11-The Line Bar/Juarez, Mexico w/The OhSees Juarez
12-French Kiss Showcase @ The Mowhawk/Austin,TX-SXSW
13-American Songwriter Day Party @ Tap Room/Austin,TX-SXSW
13-Solar Stage @ 6th and Lamar @ 6:00 pm with Slim Cessna’s Auto Club/O’death/SXSW
14-Hot Freaks Day Party @ The Mohawk/Austin,TX-SXSW
14-Leafy Green Showcase @ Emos Jr./Austin,TX-SXSW
15-SFXSXSW Day Party/Austin,TX-SXSW
16-Mohawk/Austin,TX with Silje Nes Austin
18-Good Records/Denton,TX
19-Lola’s/Ft. Worth,TX w/Silje Nes
22-Ballroom/Marfa,TX w/Silje Nes Marfa
23-Mink/Houston,TX w/Silje Nes Houston
25-The Bottletree/Birmingham,AL w/Silje Nes Birmingham
26-Lenny’s/Atlanta,GA w/ Silje Nes Atlanta
27-Harvest Records/Asheville,NC w/Silje Nes Asheville
28-Bull City Headquarters/Durham,NC with Megafaun and Silje Nes Durham
29-Tea Bazaar/Charlottesville,VA w/Silje Nes Charlottesville
30-DC 9/Washington D.C.
31-Death By Audio/Brooklyn,NY
~~~~~APRIL~~~~~~~~
2-Cafe 9/New Haven,CT
3-Terrace Room @ Princeton/Princeton,NJ
4-Black Cat/Washington,DC w/Les Savy Fav and The Big Sleep
5-Theater of Living Arts/Philadelphia,PA w/Les Savy Fav and The Big Sleep
6-Mercury Lounge/New York w/Silje Nes
8-Divan Orange/Montreal,QC
9-El Mocambo/Toronto
10-Bard College/Annandale on the Hudson,NY
11-Mohawk/Buffalo,NY
13-Cleveland TBA Cleveland
15-Ohio TBA Columbus
16-Detroit TBA Detroit
17-The Note/Chicago,IL
18-Shoreline Ballroom/University of Chicago,IL
19-Culture Shock Festival at Indiana University/Bloomington
20-Replay Lounge/Lawrence, KS Lawrence
21-Hi Dive/Denver, Co Denver
Daytrotter Session...as always, highly worth checking out
The Dodos-Men.mp3
The Dodos-Fools.mp3

Openers!

It was reported earlier this week that Les Savy Fav are opening up for the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem. Tiny Masters of Today are a local band from Brooklyn who have been recieving a lot of press due to their incredibly young age-yet have already captured the attention of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and are opening for their show next week on Tuesday at Webster Hall. Blitzen Trapper recently was touring with David Vandervelde, opening up shows across the country and gaining more press for their latest album, 'Wild Mountain Nation.' They signed up to open for Two Gallants during their upcoming tour as well.
Two Gallants-All Your Faithless Loyalties.mp3
Les Savy Fav-Tragic Monsters.mp3

Wildlight/Les Savy Fav/Blonde Redhead/LDC Soundsystem/Arcade Fire-SET TIMES!

Set times, set times, set times! I still can't believe this date is already here-time is just a flyin.' If you haven't gotten a ticket yet most of my people have extras and will be selling theirs outside the gates or you can go the old fashion route via Ticketmonster. As of right now the weather looks good, fingers crossed! Like it would dare to rain on the masterful Win Butler.
Wildlight- 5-5:30
Les Savy Fav- 5:50-6:25
Blonde Redhead- 6:45-7:25
LCD Soundsystem- 7:45-8:45
Arcade Fire- 9:15pm
*thanks Bob-o*

Bridges and Tunnels

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As much fun as us 'New Yorkers' like to poke at the numerous bridges and tunnels surrounding our tiny island of Manhattan they bring us many a lovely thing on a daily basis. Food, friends, family, and when we are lucky enough, some of our favorite artists and musicians. This past weekend local bands Les Savy Fav, Blonde Redhead and LCD Soundsystem were happily looking forward to playing a home town audience while our northern neighbors and headling act, Arcade Fire had to travel the miles to Randalls Island to perform to their largest New York audience yet (estimated at 25,000 according to Win). Being a bit of a snob i only showed up in time for LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire.

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There are not enough words to describe my love for both of these bands, especially the latter. They represent the best of the indie genre and they always deliver a 100% of everything you could ever hope for and expect. As i have said before, Arcade Fire is a band for the times. Brilliant beyond belief both in prose and delivery they simply are on a level all of their own creation leaving the rest of us in awe or trying to catch up. Despite how much time you spend away from their beautiful songs or their live performances within a few minutes of reunion with them and their material you recall exactly why how you fell in love in the first place. Highlights included collaborations with Regine, Will and Win joining James on various LCD tracks. James poking fun at the audience for being a bit lame and not clapping-shocker, but always good to hear a performer call us city folk out on it. Will deciding to scale the side of the stage leaving all of us gasping and worrying until he safely touched the stage again. Apparently they played two encores, i missed the second one. Sadly, Win proclaimed that this would be their last show here for two years to which we all boo'ed and hissed. Hopefully they will change their minds, but even the worthy Arcade Fire need a break every now and again.
~BrooklynVegan has numerous posts and videos to share with you.
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Welcome Music Hall of Williamsburg

Another reason to take a train to Brooklyn...as if you needed one. Seriously-Brooklyn is so lovely. That aside, who is excited for Vampire Weekend?! Oh yeah! ALL shows go on sale this Friday-the 13th at Noon except for the ones with stars.* Purchase tickets via the Music Hall of Williamsburg website or via Ticketmaster.
September 7-JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS
September 8-VAMPIRE WEEKEND
September 10-CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
September 14-THE WALKMEN
September 15-BONDE DO ROLE with PLASTIC LITTLE
September 19-THE BLACK LIPS with THE SELMANAIRES
*September 21-LES SAVY FAV - On sale 7/18 at 12:00 PM*
September 27-An evening with MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD
September 28-FUJIYA & MIYAGI with DIRTY ON PURPOSE
*September 29-JOSE GONZALEZ with MEG BAIRD - On sale 7/17 at 12:00 PM*
October 3-BORIS/DAMON & NAOMI with MICHIO KURIHARA
October 8-SUNSET RUBDOWN
*October 9-HIGH ON FIRE with MONO / PANTHERS/ COLISEUM - On sale 7/20 at 12:00 PM*
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Also on sale this friday-
YEAH YEAH YEAHS - AUG 7 - Webster Hall
FUJIYA & MIYAGI with DIRTY ON PURPOSE- SEP 27 - The Bowery Ballroom
TEGAN & SARA with NORTHERN STATE - NOV 19 - Webster Hall
Vampire Weekend-Walcott.mp3
Tegan and Sara-The Con.mp3
Black Lips-Not A Problem.mp3